Senior Specialist, AEM DAM Developer (AEM Assets)

Job Description

Senior Specialist, AEM DAM Developer (AEM Assets)

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

• Be part of an organization driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.

• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

About Digital Human Health (DHH):

Digital Human Health (DHH) connects technology, data, and people to enable and accelerate Human Health business across global markets. DHH supports commercial and medical teams by delivering customer-centric digital platforms, data capabilities, and technology-enabled operating models that enable flexible go-to-market approaches, actionable insights, and personalized customer experiences in a regulated environment. 

Within DHH, the Content Creation and Storage engineering capability builds the DAM foundation on AEM Assets and integrates it with GenAI authoring, design systems, and downstream channels. 

Role Purpose:

Own technical configuration, extensibility, and integration of AEM Assets—building scalable DAM workflows, custom components, and APIs that enable governed, intelligent digital asset operations and connected content delivery across the Adobe ecosystem. 

Scope of Ownership & Adjacent Responsibilities 

• Design DAM configurations (schemas, taxonomy, permissions, processing profiles) and build structured content models (Content Fragments). 
• Develop custom workflows and OSGi services to automate processing, metadata enrichment, validation, and lifecycle management. 
• Build integrations between AEM Assets and adjacent platforms (PromoMats/MLR, CDP, Adobe Express, Workfront) using APIs and Adobe I/O. 
• Extend AEM Assets/Content Hub UI via App Builder/React; implement governance overlays including AI-generated content identification and C2PA-based logic. 

Key Responsibilities 

DAM Configuration & Architecture 

• Design and implement AEM Assets configurations including metadata schemas, taxonomy structures, folder hierarchies, permission models, and processing profiles.
• Build and maintain Content Fragment models for structured content use cases including claims management and omnichannel delivery. 
• Configure asset processing workflows for rendition generation, smart crop, and format transformation. 
• Establish DAM governance standards in collaboration with Business Analyst and Asset Management Specialist. 

Custom Development & Workflow Automation 

• Develop custom AEM workflow components and OSGi services (Java) to automate asset processing, metadata enrichment, validation, and lifecycle management. 
• Build event-driven integrations using Adobe I/O Events to trigger cross-system actions based on asset state changes. 
• Develop custom UI extensions using Adobe App Builder and React for AEM Assets/Content Hub interfaces, including governance overlays. 
• Implement metadata-driven and C2PA-based detection logic to identify and surface AI-generated content. 

Integrations 

• Design and build integrations between AEM Assets and adjacent platforms including PromoMats/MLR systems, CDP, Adobe Express, and Adobe Workfront.
• Develop API-based connections using AEM HTTP Assets API and Adobe I/O for asset/metadata exchange. 
• Support integration of approved claims as content fragments sourced from MLR review for downstream omnichannel use. 

Adobe Express Integration 

• Develop Adobe Express Add-ons to extend template workflows, including automated governance layer injection when flagged assets are used.
• Support integration of AEM Assets as a content source within Adobe Express for template-driven creation. 

Platform Operations & Roadmap 

• Operate and maintain AEM Assets in AEMaaCS, including Cloud Manager pipelines and deployment operations. 
• Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, and implement performance optimizations. 
• Contribute to roadmap by evaluating Adobe releases, extensibility updates, and emerging capabilities across the Adobe Stack. 

What Success Looks Like 

• Stable, scalable DAM foundation with governed schemas, workflows, and permissions.
• Automation and integrations that reduce manual operations and improve content lifecycle throughput. 
• Extensible UI and governance overlays improving compliance and user experience. 
• Reliable AEMaaCS operations and secure, maintainable release pipelines. 

Qualifications & Experience 

Education 

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred. 

Experience 

• 7–8+ years of hands-on AEM development experience with focus on AEM Assets, workflows, and integrations.
• Proficiency in Java (OSGi/Sling) for backend AEM development. 
• Experience with AEM workflow development and process automation.
• Experience with REST API development and integration patterns. 
• Familiarity with Maven-based AEM project structure and Git-based version control. 
• Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service and Adobe Cloud Manager. 

Preferred / Nice to Have 

• Experience with Adobe App Builder and Adobe I/O extensibility framework.
• Front-end development experience with React and Adobe Spectrum UI. 
• Experience with Adobe Express Add-on SDK. 
• Familiarity with Content Fragments and AEM GraphQL API. Knowledge of C2PA/content provenance standards. 
• Experience integrating AEM with martech platforms (CDP, DAM, PIM, MLR systems) and exposure to GenAI tooling in Adobe ecosystem. 

Key Competencies 

• Strong technical problem-solving and systems thinking 
• Comfort working across multiple extensibility surfaces 
• Documentation and governance discipline 
• Collaborative approach with BAs, designers, and operations stakeholders 

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Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

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Job Posting End Date:

06/8/2026

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